Webster's Dictionary 1913

1324

Gilt-edge

{ Gilt″–edge′ (?), Gilt″–edged′ (?), } a. 1. Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.2. Of the best quality; — said of negotiable paper, etc.

1325

Gilthead

Gilt″head′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A marine fish. The name is applied to two species: (a) The Pagrus, orChrysophrys, auratus, a valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named f...

1326

Giltif

Gilt″if (?), a. [For gilti, by confusion with -if, -ive, in French forms. See Guilty.] Guilty. Chaucer.

1327

Gilttail

Gilt″tail′ (?), n. A yellow-tailed worm or larva.

1328

Gim

Gim (?), a. [Cf. Gimp, a.] Neat; spruce.

1329

Gimbal

Gim″bal (gĭm″bal), orGim″bals (–balz), n. [See Gimmal, n.] A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, s...

1330

Gimblet

Gim″blet (?), n. & v. See Gimlet.

1331

Gimcrack

Gim″crack′ (?), n. [OE., a spruce and pert pretender, also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster.] A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing. Arbuthnot.

1332

Gimlet

Gim″let (?), n. [Also written and pronounced gimbled (�)] [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n.] A...

1333

Gimlet (2)

Gim″let, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n.Gimleting.] 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning...

1334

Gimmal

Gim″mal (?), n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See Gemel, and cf. Gimbal.] 1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings.2. A quaint p...

1335

Gimmal (2)

Gim″mal, a. Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail.In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bitLies foul with chewed grass. Shak.Gimmal joint. See Gimbal ...

1336

Gimmer

Gim″mer, Gim″mor (�), n. [Cf. Gimmal, n.] A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack. Bp. Hall.Shak.

1337

Gimp

Gimp (?), a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.] Smart; spruce; trim; nice.

1338

Gimp (2)

Gimp, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe, OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple, n.] A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, of...

1339

Gimp (3)

Gimp, v. t. To notch; to indent; to jag.

1340

Gin

Gin (?), prep. [AS. geán. See Again.] Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. A. Ross (1778).

1341

Gin (2)

Gin, conj. [See Gin, prep.] If. Jamieson.

1342

Gin (3)

Gin (gĭn), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Gan (găn), Gon (gŏn), orGun (gŭn); p. pr. & vb. n.Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan t...

1343

Gin (4)

Gin (?), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.] A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper berries; — also called Hollands and Holland ...

1344

Gin (5)

Gin (?), n. [A contraction of engine.]1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. Chaucer. Spenser.2. (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod fo...

1345

Gin (6)

Gin, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ginned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ginning.] 1. To catch in a trap. Beau. & Fl.2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.

1346

Ging

Ging (?), n. Same as Gang, n., 2.There is a knot, a ging, a pack, a conspiracy against me. Shak.

1347

Gingal

Gin‐gal″ (?), n. See Jingal.

1348

Ginger

Gin″ger (?), n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF. gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi, fr. Gr. �; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjebīl, fr. Skr...

1349

Gingerbread

Gin″ger‐bread′ (?), n. A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. “Gingerbread that was full fine.” Chaucer.Gingerbread tree(Bot.), ...

1350

Gingerly

Gin″ger‐ly, adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender; cf. dial. Sw. gingla, gängla, to go gently, totter, akin to E. gang.] Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.What is't th...